Word: soloings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...brass section. Clementine is not the "Oh My Darling" ditty, but just another Ellington vehicle by his arranger, Billy Strayhorn. On both sides Ben Webster and Rex Stewart are presented with several grooves of wax, which they use to excellent advantage. On Clementine Rex blows a fine solo, exploiting the valves on his trumpet in the style he set in his Boy Meets Horn exhibition of a few years...
...center of the '44 trio, scored four goals; his right wing, Sandy Macmillan, tallied three times, and his left wing, Mark Beebe, passed the goalie twice. What especially pleased Coach Clark Hodder about this line was that their scoring resulted from heady teamwork and good passing rather than spectacular solo rushes...
...could be called the star of the performance, it was Drue King '43, who sang the solo part of a spiritual, "Sit Down, Servant...
...recent years he has been recognized as a distinguished solo performer and acclaimed as one of the finest of present ensemble players. At present he is artistic director and conductor of the Cleveland Opera Theatre, the Canton Civic Opera Association, and the Akron Opera Guild. Recently he achieved national prominence as musical director of the opera department in the Berkshire Music Center, the Summer Festival School operated by the Boston Symphony Orchestra...
...enthusiasts. But these Tuesday and Thursday programs also afford the uninitiated listener a rare chance to hear some of the best recorded performances in the jazz idiom and tradition. And if after a few of these recitals he finds himself sensing the unaffected exuberance of a fast Johnny Hodges solo, and the spirit and stimulation of the music begins to reveal itself, he can be assured that his musical taste is improving--no mistake...